China · Women's 77 kg, May 2026
Liao Guifang
Liao Guifang is a weightlifter from China, born in 2001, with two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 77 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Championships.
- World golds
- 2
- Best total
- 279 kg
- Best snatch
- 125 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Liao Guifang's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 63 kg in 2017, 64 kg in 2019, 71 kg from 2022 to 2023, 76 kg in 2023, 71 kg from 2023 to 2024, 81 kg in 2024, 76 kg in 2025, 77 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (63 kg to 64 kg) and again in June 2025 (76 kg to 77 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Asian Championships, 10 May 2026, 77 kg, total 265 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2026 | 118 | 147 | 265 |
| 76 kg2023 to 2025 | 125 | 154 | 279 |
| 81 kg2024 | 123 | 155 | 278 |
| 71 kg2022 to 2024 | 120 | 153 | 273 |
| 64 kg2019 | 102 | 128 | 230 |
| 63 kg2017 | 92 | 105 | 197 |
Liao Guifang by the numbers
Liao Guifang's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 335.2
- From 273 kg at 70.97 kg bodyweight, 2023 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 387
- 279 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 76 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 125 kg of 154 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2025, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 11
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Liao Guifang makes each attempt
Liao Guifang made 78% of snatch attempts and 74% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Liao Guifang head to head
The lifters Liao Guifang has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Liao Guifang ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Wen-huei | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Kristel Macrohon |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Angie Palacios |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 Eygló Fanndal Sturludóttir |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Janette Ylisoini |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Lijana Jakaite | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Liao Guifang's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 265 | 77 kg | 76.39 | 113 | 116 | 118 | 147 | not taken | not taken |
| 2025 Asian Championships 9 May 2025 | 1 | 279 | 76 kg | 74.84 | 110 | 122 | 125 | 140 | 154 | |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 278 | 81 kg | 76.14 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 146 | 150 | 155 |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 2 | 264 | 71 kg | 71 | 115 | 149 | ||||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 2 | 264 | 71 kg | 71 | 108 | 113 | 116 | 140 | 145 | 148 |
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | - | - | 76 kg | 73.89 | 113 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 1 | 273 | 71 kg | 70.97 | 115 | 120 | 143 | 149 | 153 | |
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 1 | 268 | 71 kg | 70.82 | 110 | 115 | 120 | 140 | 148 | not taken |
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 4 | 250 | 71 kg | 70.3 | 110 | 140 | ||||
| 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 | 1 | 230 | 64 kg | 63.85 | 98 | 102 | 120 | 125 | 128 | |
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 Also the 2017 Asian Youth Championships, place 2 | 3 | 197 | 63 kg | 60.46 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 105 |
Compare Liao Guifang
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Liao Guifang met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.